The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1887-01-07
CAUSE OF DEATH.


WASHINGTON, Special Telegram, Dec 26-
Gen. Logan was first a sufferer from acute
rheumatism as early as 1S49. In that year
while acting as state senator In Southern Hi
nois, where he lived, he pursued with n local
committee some horse thieves into the
swamps of Missouri. The stolen property
was recovered, but young Logan, on the re-
turn home, was seized with an attack Of
accute rheumatism, similar. only less severe,
to that from which he died At intervals
since that time he has been an intense suf-
ferer from rheumatism. During the war once
or twice he was prostrated with the disease
In recent years his most severe illness from
this cause was two years ago, when he was
prOstrated for some weeks at the house on
Twelfth street where he boarded for some
years He was then affected by sciatie
rheumatism which soon assumed an intiam.
maLory character and after some weeks OF
sutfersng he was removed to the Hot
Springs. Ark, where he was greatly bene-
fitted. Since the attack of two years ago
Gen. Logan has been suffering from this
cause until during the campaign of last
fall After speech to very large assem-
blage at Rock Islaad, in October last,
Gen. Logan took severe cold from which
doubtless his last fatal illness is to be attrib.
uted. Gen. Logan was ytry earnest cam.
paign speaker. He threw all his physical
energies into his efforts In the coldes,
weather he was generally bathed in
perspiration at the close OF any
speech of much length. 1t was always his
custom to retire after speech, take bath,
and entirely change his under clothing
His faithful wife, who has generally accom-
panied him on his speaking tours,
hoc al,
sanitary precautions were taken. On
not accompany her husband She was de.
tanned at her home in Chicago The com-
mittee which had charge of Logan did not
think of Gen. Logan's habit, if they knew
| 1t. and the result was that he rode several
miles exposed to the cool night air and
caught severe cold. He was
SERIOUSLY ILL
in consequence, although the newspapers
made no mention of it to members of his
family. Upon his return to Washington he
spoke of the seriously illness he had in Chi.
cago, and said he had been much
weakened by it He had. In fact been much
weakened by the labor and excitement Of
the past two years Gen. Logan in the last
three years was very active in presidential
| and congressional campaigns He wrote q
book to whice he devoted more time and
energy than the public VIII ever know.
| He devoted much anxiour thought to the
picking up of some tangled threads
| of neglected business enterprises, and to
making preparations for the future of his
family He attended faithfully to his duties
| as legislator, and more than all he was
| dominated by the thought that he stood at
| least as good chance as any Que for the
next presidential nomination He had formed
| no organization and had entered into no cor
respondence with any one on the
subject, but it was evident to
| those who knew him thnt il
| was his ambition which controlled HIM
| Gen. Logan returned to Washington in Oc.
tober last Those who knew him best OBJ.
served that although apparently in perfcc,
| health he was at times depressed and a
| sufferer from lassitude